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Pattern : Hexagon

Date Range : 1930-1950

Fabric Type & Color : Cotton. Pastel pink, yellow and green prints, and plaids. Notice array of printed gingham checks in different color ways. Some loosely woven solids might be sack cloth.

Quilt Size : 62" x 79"

Block Size : 3" on side of hexagon piece

Construction : Pieced by hand. Quilted by hand in fans all over and in border at 4 stitches per inch visible on surface.

Quiltmaker : Unknown

Locale : Western North Carolina

History/Comments : Interesting array of fabrics especially various color ways of the same fabric might mean the fabrics came from a dry goods store or textile mill.

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